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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>63167</law_id><section_number>59.1-569</section_number><catch_line>Fantasy contests conducted under this chapter not illegal gambling</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>59.1-570</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="51">Fantasy Contests Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Nothing contained in Article 1 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/18.2-325/">18.2-325</a> et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2 shall be applicable to a <span class="dictionary">fantasy contest</span> conducted in accordance with this chapter. The award of any prize money for any <span class="dictionary">fantasy contest</span> shall not be deemed to be part of any gaming <span class="dictionary">contract</span> within the purview of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Gaming contracts void" href="/11-14/">11-14</a>. <a id="paragraph-230337" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-569/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> This section shall not apply to any sports betting or related activity that is lawful under Article 2 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/58.1-4030/">58.1-4030</a> et seq.) of Chapter 40 of Title 58.1, which shall be regulated pursuant to such chapter. <a id="paragraph-230338" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-569/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2016, cc. 318, 703; 2020, cc. 1218, 1256.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
